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Also by Eileen Goudge:

All They Need to Know, October 2024
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Bones and Roses, August 2014
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Once In A Blue Moon, October 2009
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The Diary, April 2009
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The Diary, April 2009
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Domestic Affairs, June 2008
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Woman in Red, July 2007
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Immediate Family, May 2006
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Something Warm from the Oven, October 2005
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Otherwise Engaged, March 2005
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The Diary
Eileen Goudge

Vanguard Press
April 2009
On Sale: April 7, 2009
224 pages
ISBN: 1593155433
EAN: 9781593155438
Hardcover
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Women's Fiction

When the two grown daughters of Elizabeth Marshall discover an old diary of their mother’s in her attic, it comes as a shock to learn that the true love of Elizabeth’s life was not their father. This is the mystery the two daughters must unravel as they stay up late reading the words penned by Elizabeth so long ago. Their mother can’t give them the answers: After a massive stroke, she lies mute and near death in a nursing home. Only the pages of her diary can provide clues to what really happened.

In a richly detailed journey into the past, we see Elizabeth lose her heart to one man while remaining devoted to another. Finally, she must choose between the stable, loyal Bob...and the electrifying and unpredictable A.J., who spent time in juvenile detention as a teen. When a suspicious fire in the neighborhood is linked to A.J., Elizabeth is faced with another dilemma: She’s the only one who can clear A.J.’s name, but to do so would ruin her reputation. Surprisingly, it’s Bob who comes to the rescue, forcing Elizabeth to make perhaps the most painful decision of her life....

The Diary is a love story. It’s also the story of the unshakable bond between a mother and her daughters.

Comments

5 comments posted.

Re: The Diary

After reading the excerpt I'd love to win a signed copy of this book. Thanks.
Lorraine
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(Lorraine Larose 11:08am May 9, 2009)

My mother has a book my sister gave her that she is supposed to write thoughts about her life in. After my sister died, I told mom I eventually wanted that book. She tried to give it to me a couple years ago (she's 86 now), but I told her I wanted her to keep writing in it. She said my name is on it, so some day, I will know quite a bit about her ... I hope!
(LuAnn Morgan 1:57pm May 9, 2009)

My mom and I were getting to know
one another while I was in college. We
had become friends when I left for the
Peace Corps. Unfortunately, she died
at 47, and I only managed to get home
three weeks before then. now 38
years later, i mourn the friend I lost
and the many things I wish we could
have shared. Luckily my mother-in-
law was a wonderful, independent,
loving person. However, it seems
every so often something comes up we
didn't know about them. I can
remember how surprised my husband
was to find he had a half sister from
his mother's previous marriage (he
was in his forties). She was already
married , had 3 children and one
grandchild by that time.
(Patricia Barraclough 11:01pm May 9, 2009)

Eileen, Love all your books. Can't wait to read The Diary.
Have a wonderful sommer.
(Mary Branham 4:50pm May 20, 2009)

We don't really ever fully know our parents past. Maybe that's as it should be. I don't think I want my kids to know everything about me. Most, but not everything.
(Wanda Sissle 1:39am May 21, 2009)